Issue Date: 9 September 2022
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has today welcomed the promotion to the Rank of Assistant Commissioner in An Garda Síochána of Eileen Foster and Paul Cleary which will take effect from Monday 12th September 2022.
"Eileen and Paul both have a wide and extensive breadth of policing experience and knowledge. This experience will be of great benefit to the Garda Senior Leadership team but also to their own Regional leadership within the roles that they have now been assigned and which they will commence shortly. Their leadership will also be invaluable as An Garda Síochána continues on our modernisation and change program through the implementation of "A Policing Service For Our Future”.
Assistant Commissioner Eileen Foster will formally take-up the role of Assistant Commissioner, Southern Region on the retirement next month of Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn.
Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary will formally take-up the role of Assistant Commissioner, Eastern Region from 12th September 2022.
